Tea & Teacups

We used to love visiting Tea and teacups. There was a recent management change, so we decided to visit our favorite teahouse. We were greatly disappointed and will never return. Nor will several tables nearby us. There was a dog in the front by the cash register. We received our food after waiting an hour, and only received it after threatening to leave. The tables around us were also not being served and complaining. The only table that was receiving food was the new owner’s rather large family who received plate after plate of sandwiches and soups. Their children were also running around at the restaurant. We are so sad that we can never return to our once favorite teahouse.

I love this place! It’s such an amazing location to just come and relax and enjoy some great conversation in a relaxing environment with some tea. In a modern world it’s nice to slow down and enjoy a place that’s designed to lower your stress and enjoy the finer things in life. The new ownership is great. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking to unwind and enjoy some great tea and food!

My mom and I had a lovely time with my daughters! The staff was very helpful with our kids’ likes and dislikes. They served a pb&j tea sandwich for the kids with chicken nuggets and goldfish crackers. The kids loved it!
The choice of teas for the adults were excellent and the scones were delicious!
Reasonably priced, in my experience with going to tea.
I definitely recommend Tea and Teacups!

It’s just OK. We went at 11:30am when they open at 11 and they were already out of plain scones! The others (apricot and cranberry) are ok. The staff seem not too friendly and one waitress even ROLLED HER EYES at us as she walked away! We went with our kids so maybe they were annoyed that kids were there? No excuse anyways! We will not be giving them out business again!

What a good time we had today! The food was excellent and the tea was so good! Everyone gets their own pot of tea. My family goes to tea quite often and the food today was great! Cute place.

This place is absolutely wonderful! The owner is so sweet and she has a big heart for tea, she really knows her stuff. They have over 150 flavors !

This place is the worst. The biggest problem for me is that people think this represents a proper English tea — it does NOT. The Devon cream is just whipped cream with possibly a small dollop of Devon cream mixed in. True Devon cream is rich and luxurious and deserves to be better represented. If they are out of the bottled legitimate Devon cream they will even sell the whipped cream as Devon cream. The scones are also fairly Americanized dry rocks. The tea room has dust everywhere. The customer service up front is the most awful I have ever run into.
I only ever go when a certain family member invites me and even then I will suggest anything else.

I went with my girlfriend on a weekday. We arrived around 2pm and ordered the $ 20 princess menu PER PERSON. The waiter advised us that they were out of the usual tea items on the princess menu such as scones, had a small selection of decaffeinated teas due to my pregnancy. 3 of the 5 decaf teas were not available therefore had to choose a tea I did not enjoy.
Usually tea houses serve their food in nice presentable three tier trays which heightens the experience of paying high priced teas and finger food. We were served on regular plates which isn’t a bad mark, but the experience of a tea house is to be served on said trays with the available items on menu.
This is my second visit here so I held off on this review for some time. There are better tea houses elsewhere with a better atmosphere and presentation.

I have been to many tea spots and they either get the concept, or they don’t. Tea and Teacups has potential, but overall it was a disappointment. The woman who seated us didn’t seem happy to have us spending time or money in her establishment. She seemed rude, and almost angry that we were there. The young lady who served us tea was a lovely ray of sunshine, and did all she could to make it a pleasant experience. My friend and I were seated at a little tiny table in a corner. It was quite cramped, and there was barely enough room for teapots, teacups and all of the other tea items. Their list of teas is quite extensive (like a large wine list), but we settled on plum oolong for me and orange/​chocolate for my friend. The tea was wonderful, but I do take affront with the idea that they use cream instead of milk for their tea. True English tea has the server adding milk for you before the tea is poured.
We both ordered the Windsor which came with scones, sandwiches and desserts. We were given a choice of three different scones, and five different sammiches (no choice on the desserts). Afternoon tea is a delicate balance between sweet and savory (you don’t want too much of either), and this tea definitely tipped towards too much sweet. The scones were delightful and light, with clotted (whipped?) cream and jam on the side. The sandwiches were another matter. I recognized the egg salad, and the chicken (not tasty enough to finish). There was one that was purple in the middle (ham with berries?)… ugh… didn’t finish that one either. The last sandwich was a sweet cream cheese (enough with the sweet stuff already), and I didn’t even try it. By this time I was pretty over the top with too much caffeine and sweets and only took a light swipe at the desserts (my friend boxed up the remainder and took them home).
Once it was pretty obvious that we were done (no additional progress made on our food and we declined a second pot of tea), we sat for about 20 minutes with no one stopping by our table. Additionally, we had this large 3-​tiered tea tray that we had to look through in order to talk to each other. Again, table was too small for us to move it to the side, and no one came by to move it out of our way. When we finally got our bill, we were asked to take it to the front counter to pay. We waited up there for about five minutes, and finally had to flag down someone to take our money. Again, the lady who had seated us, was just as unpleasant as she was when we got there. A disappointing experience, and I will not be back.

There is just something so magical about having afternoon tea with your closest girlfriends. Being neither British nor of the grandmammy age, I still found this place very nostalgic, sort of like I was transported back into the days where women dressed up go out, complete with their millinery hats and white gloves. But then again, I always feel like this when I visit one of these tea houses.
This one is quite intimate (read small), but it’s just enough space to entertain your closest friends. Didn’t bring a hat? No problem. They have a number of hats to choose from to help you transport yourself to a bygone era. If you want to play a little dress up, I highly recommend you come equipped with your own hats (think Kentucky Derby), only because I have this thing about putting stuff on my head that countless others have worn. Lice anyone? But that’s just me.
So on to the tea. It was quite delicious, steeped at the right temperature in just the right amount of time. The aroma was intoxicating. There’s a lot to choose from, which was perfect since my girlfriends and I have such distinctly different tastes. I prefer this over wine tasting any day. I had scones and a number of sandwiches to accompany the tea. The scone was warm, soft on the inside and had a good crisp on the outer: perfect. The sandwiches were a hit and miss. The cucumber was good, but the chicken-​cranberry concoction was definitely not something I would eat again. It just had a flavor profile that was not in agreement with my tastebuds. The service was good, not incredibly stellar, however, since they were quite busy the day we went.
Overall, I would definitely come back as I had a really good time with good company, good tea, and in a good atmosphere.

Spending a morning with a dear friend having tea. Food and service was wonderful. Menu changes regularly. I have never had anything that wasn’t delicious. Highly recommend to add Tea & Tea Cups to your list of tea rooms to experience.

Went here with my cousins for some girl time. Love the fact that I could try as many different teas as I wanted. I was able to try three different kinds before I got full because of their wonderful three tier plate of scones and tea sandwiches. I could have done without the desserts on the bottom. Scones and Devonshire cream was soft and delicious. It was not overly sweet which was perfect to go with tea. The sandwiches were also savory and great variety (5 different kinds). The décor was kind of cheesy but that shouldn’t stop you from having tea time!

Unilocal map is incorrected. It is in the bank area or pollys. Small cute place. The server we had was an Asian lady and she’s really nice and attentive. The hostess out front wasn’t that friendly but she was nice enough on the phone. The lady with short hair was really nice. She went around and asked how everyone is doing. We like the experience but the food wasn’t that great. We have tried better tea sandwiches. However their teas are good! And they let you try as many as you want. We might come back just for the tea only. Their scones are good however they didn’t serve with Devonshire cream, which was a disappointment. Parking is a bit tight but it’s a big Plaza so just have to walk far if needed.

Unilocal map is wrong. The place is up imperial more by Polly’s.
I like the wide variety of teas and being able to purchase the loose leaf teas to take home is great.

Stopped in on a Tuesday before a major holiday, and they were open (usually closed on Tuesdays). I wanted to find a cute, modern teacup to add to my collection. In a store titled Tea and Teacups you’d think that wouldn’t be hard, right? I only found one modern teacup in the whole store and bought it.
I then asked where the honey is. In the past I had purchased cinnamon honey sticks, but this time I was wanting to try other local honeys. The woman stated they don’t carry honey and said the sticks were too difficult to find anymore. I can’t imagine running a store called Tea and Teacups and (1) having a lousy selection of teacups and (2) not having an entire ingredient that people typically add to their tea. There are so many types of honey, and this is their opportunity to shine and support local beekeepers as well as their own local business.
The unfriendliness was still there, too. I mean, I just bought a teacup and saucer – at least make some indication that you’re happy money was spent in your underwhelming little store.

Unicorns, Rainbows and Afternoon Tea. The Cure-​all for What Ails Little Girls!
«When the dog bites, when the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad.»
Little girls love afternoon tea. It is one of their favorite things. Tea and Teacups does not disappoint. While you won’t find Julia Andrews here, you will find excellent service, teas, cakes, sandwiches, princess crowns and fairy wands. The Princess Tea service offered a good choice of quality teas and, in fact, made the little one feel like a princess.
~Venue-​4 Stars
This place is not just for little girls. They also offer a solid line-​up of menu items for adults and boys. They also offer a gift shop sporting tea, tea sets and more. They also offer special events and can accommodate larger parties. The dining room is a good size with tables, table cloths and the full gambit of tea time decorations.
~Prices-​4 Stars!
Prices are extremely reasonable.
~Parking? Yup, easy.
«Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright coper kettles and
warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
And „Tea & Teacups“ are a few of her favorite things!»
Your little one might not even know what the «Sound of Music» is… but I am confident she knows what playing tea time is. Why not given her and yourself a treat for a special reason or «just because»?
Tea and Teacups, Yorba Linda… another reason the OC is the best place to live!

I love this place.!! The staff is so friendly and the owner comes around to check on you and encourages you to try different teas. My niece and I have been here twice; of the 4 tea rooms we have been to this is our #1 place. The teas are delicious as well as the sandwiches and scones. You can’t go wrong coming here.

Whoever is this rude hostess of whom you speak, she must be some invisible, evaporated, clear ghost lurking the shop, cause I didn’t see her. This place rocks! What are you people talking about?!
The warm, fluffy biscuit scones (with a bit of a southern flair?) are just so damn insane. I could really screw up my life by eating these forever. Carb overload heaven. Apparently they’ve won some best in Orange County award before? Something like that. Go taste them and see.
And because I got high tea, I had a choice of quiche. Chose the mushroom and spinach. Wooooooo, T&T! It was warm, cheesy, savory, buttery, everything! Loved the texture! A perfect cheesy omelette pie, it was! Look at you! Some quiche queens over here.
The tea sandwiches, although small and dainty, had some substance! I see the effort that you’ve put into your tea sandwiches compared to other places. Don’t change! And I liked how you diced the ham! All tea places should consider serving ham tea sandwiches the way that you do.
MASSIVE. TEA. LIST. My eyeballs wanted to give up reading. However, push your attention disorders to the side and really read all that they offer. Plus they let you try all different types of teas! You don’t have to stick with the same flavor on the next refill!
Such a shame Unilocal only lets me give you 5 stars.
Hell…this place is 37 stars.

I came here this afternoon to enjoy some tea on this lovely rainy day with my mom and daughter. My mom and I ordered the elegant tea option: it comes with your choice of tea, soup of the day (tomato bisque), 5 finger sandwiches (I chose the chicken salad and cucumber) and a dessert (I ordered the plain scone with butter and jelly).
The nice thing about this place is that you can try a variety of teas and don’t have to stick to just one (I tried a pomegranate white tea and then a French breakfast tea which was tasty with cream and sugar). Do BEWARE of the sugar cube basket: as I was getting some sugar cubes, a spider crawled out and I used the sugar tongs to kill it. The spider was a white/​grayish color so I’m thinking it was living in their sugar container for a while. Ewwwwwwwww. The only thing my waitress did for us was get me a new tea glass and new sugar cubes :/​
As far as the sandwiches, I did not enjoy them at all. The chicken salad tasted old and it had a gray coloring to it (most chicken salads I’ve had are colorful, full of chopped veggies and cranberries but not this one). The cucumber sandwich was ok but the bread had this texture that made it seem like it was old as well. To say the least,
I did not finish the sandwiches. My mom did say that she enjoyed the egg salad sandwich though. The scone was pretty much the only thing that I enjoyed here.
I was expecting more out of this tea room especially being in the cute town of yorba linda.

Being English I’m very picky about places that claim to have «English Afternoon Tea»
I have been to quite a few places over my years of living in the US and i have to say this is one of my favorites.
The owner is a very nice American lady who bought the tea shop from a British Couple who originally opened it. She always makes a point to come over and say hello and explain about the teas.
The Teas:
You have a large choice on the menu depending on how hungry you are. They even do a weekday special wed-​fri light tea for $ 12 or you can go all out and get their biggest high tea which offers sandwiches, soup, quiche, salad, scones, tea and a dessert for $ 28
Also they have the biggest choice of Tea selection ever! AND they encourage you to try as many different ones as you like.
I would defiantly recommend you try this place!